Okay, I haven't had a bad, bad, bad migraine in years. Had some pretty bad headaches, but none with the spots, laying on the floor in the bathroom for a couple of days or threatening to kill anybody who speaks above a whisper.

I know that E and migraines are shown to have a link, but do you know how common it is for boys? I know migraines are uncommon in boys, but lately Michael has been having really bad headaches, centralized to one side with light and sound sensitivity. Sounds like a migraine to me.

Also, is there any link with Depakote causing migraines? These have only happened since he's been back on Depakote (November) and have really increased in frequency this month.

Julie- My goodness - You've sure had your hands full recently.

I've never heard of Depakote causing any migraines but what's that worth?

And Michael's bad headaches on one side with sound and light sensitivity sure sound like a migraine to me. That describes my migraines exactly. What does his neuro say? I sure have no suggestions. A triptan sounds awful for a child. But a migraine sound WORSE.
Oh dear. I hope this ends quickly. I hope someone smarter than I am speaks very soon .

Well I'm certainly not smarter than either one of you but I just wanted to come in here and offer some hugs! (((Michael & his Mama))) (((Jingle)))

I would suggest calling the neuro. & getting something for the migraines. Imitrex is my "best friend" when it comes to that. If he can't get into the Neuro. go for the family Dr. to get something. Migraines are no fun. They are just torture if they have him on the floor.
How old is he? If he's in his growing stage that may have something to do w/ it. The weather (humidity) might have something to do w/ it.
I would work on getting the migraine stopped & worry about why he's having them later.

I'm going to go ahead and call today. Hopefully our new insurance cards will be here soon. I didn't start having migraines until after puberty. He is ten years old and puberty isn't anywhere on the horizon. His migraine Monday night was particularly severe. I had a gel pack for him in the freezer and was warming up my neck wrap in the microwave. When the microwave timer went off, he dropped to the floor holding his ears. Poor little man.

Thanks for all your replies. Y'all are tops.

Found that in the headache section of the "Dealing w/ Doctors" info. Just because it's approved doesn't mean it's gauranteed. Hope his Dr. helped. Wonder if maybe he was on too much depakote........... Being such a tiny guy & all.





"One of the best ways to deal with headaches is to prevent them. In a new use for a drug that’s been around awhile, the anti-seizure drug Depakote has been approved by the FDA to treat migraine headaches."

I found that too. He's not on a high dose. When he was younger, he was on a higher dose. I read that about Depakote and being used to treat migraines and I was like...oh great if he's getting them and they are using it to treat them, it's not working. Reminded me of being on Neurontin for seizures, and reading people using it for pain management. I thought to myself, if they are getting relief from pain...why do I hurt so much?

Hi Julie,
I was 10 yrs. old when I started having migraine headaches that lead to sz. My neuro did a special eeg on me where they flashed different color strobe lights one at a time and they found that certain colors were triggering sz. and migraine headaches because I was photosensitive. It's also been proven that certain sounds can cause migraines and sz. as well.
I started taking depakote when I was 16 yrs. old and it never caused me to have headaches. I ask myself if all of this isn't hormone related because your son is beginning to go through puberty. You might want to have him start taking vitamin B12 once a day to see if that helps. I wish your son and you the best of luck and May God Bless You and Your Family!

Sue